Example sentences of "[be] no [noun sg] for [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 'd been no call for him to attend . |
| 2 | Something unforeseen and urgent had happened , since Sean had obviously known of it yesterday afternoon , and there had been no opportunity for him to inform her . |
| 3 | Even his marriage to Primaflora in some way had charmed them although , of course , there had been no opportunity for her to visit either Episkopi or Kouklia . |
| 4 | Two carriages took the Bradford family to early morning service , though it would have been no distance for them to walk . |
| 5 | While studying spinning in Huddersfield ( as part of her degree course in textile design at Middlesex Polytechnic ) there had been no time for her to try out the machine , so the then sceptical technician told her to come back later . |
| 6 | If polar bears are dominant in the Arctic , then there would seem to have been no need for them to evolve a white-coloured form of camouflage . |
| 7 | ‘ If only I 'd known the truth about you , Shiona , there would have been no need for me to keep running away from my feelings for you . |
| 8 | There had been no need for her to write that letter . |
| 9 | It would be no problem for her to make a meal for two , or suggest he bring a take-away , and , prior to this morning , she felt she probably would have agreed to that . |
| 10 | In which case there would be no capital for him to start up again other than Tommy 's back pay and a few pounds he 'd managed to save himself . |
| 11 | He was awakened by a seaman who told him that the ship would not be leaving for seven days , and there would be no place for him to hide as timber was being loaded under German supervision . |
| 12 | ‘ They are obviously regretting that they let her start the paper round , but there seemed to be no reason for them to object to it . ’ |
| 13 | But if Alexei said that he was not involved , then probably he was telling the truth , otherwise there would be no reason for him to say anything at all . |
| 14 | This may be a simple oversight on the part of the authors of the pamphlet , or it may reflect the thought that since those who attend these colleges would have committed themselves to staying at them until they were 18 ( and such a commitment would be a condition of entry ) , there would be no need for them to take a ‘ school-leaving ’ examination at 16+ . |
| 15 | Thank heavens that after tonight there should be no need for them to meet again . |
| 16 | " If your wastage rate on these plantations was n't so high , there would be no need for me to supply you with new coolies all the time , " said Lepine sourly . |
| 17 | There would be no need for her to go out to work . |
| 18 | If you genuinely do n't eat any of the foods that we suggest you test in one of the weeks of Stage II , there will be no need for you to follow the instructions for that week . |
| 19 | I says there were no need for her to leave them there , we 're gon na bloody create it |
| 20 | It is no offence for him to engage in other sexual acts with her , unless these are otherwise unlawful , although it is an offence for him to commit an act of buggery or gross indecency with a male patient who is mentally disordered . |
| 21 | We are saying that , under the legislation for the trusts , there is no obligation for them to train , despite what the hon. Lady has said . |
| 22 | ‘ When he played in the second row there is no space for him to run into . |
| 23 | There is no provision for it to order a payment on account of costs . |
| 24 | Ms Bridges added : ‘ We have proved 100 per cent to our satisfaction that Norman Lamont was not in the Praed Street shop and there is no benefit for us to lie about it . |
| 25 | Still , that is no reason for me to advertise my acquaintance with such as yourself . |
| 26 | ‘ There is no reason for me to hide any longer . |
| 27 | ‘ Just because he wants to leave is no reason for us to strike a bargain price , ’ Bassett said yesterday . |
| 28 | Perhaps he walks on the right side , with just the metal grid fence separating him from the rolling fields of graves — in no hurry , since there is no class for him to make . |
| 29 | If he can not balance and control his movements , it is no use for him to try to practise ‘ walking ’ with the help of therapists or nurses . |
| 30 | Where the dealer acted as counterparty to the contract he may be willing to unwind the contract with a customer but there is no incentive for him to do so at a competitive price . |